2017–18 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball team represented Lehigh University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountain Hawks, led by 11th-year head coach Brett Reed, played their home games at Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 16–14, 11–7 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament to Boston University.

2017–18 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball
Conference	Patriot League
Record	16–14 (11–7 Patriot)
Head coach	Brett Reed (11th season)
Assistant coaches	Antoni Wyche Harry Morra Noel Hightower
Home arena	Stabler Arena

2017–18 Patriot League men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Bucknell †	16	–	2		.889			25	–	10		.714
Colgate	12	–	6		.667			19	–	14		.576
Navy	11	–	7		.611			20	–	12		.625
Lehigh	11	–	7		.611			16	–	14		.533
Boston University	10	–	8		.556			15	–	16		.484
Holy Cross	8	–	10		.444			12	–	19		.387
Lafayette	7	–	11		.389			10	–	21		.323
Army	6	–	12		.333			13	–	17		.433
Loyola (MD)	6	–	12		.333			9	–	22		.290
American	3	–	15		.167			6	–	24		.200
† 2018 Patriot League tournament winner

Previous season

The Mountain Hawks finished the 2016–17 season 20–12, 12–6 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 3 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they defeated Colgate and Boston University before losing to Bucknell in the championship game. Despite having 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

Offseason

2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Marques Wilson #47 SG	Edmond, OK	Edmond North High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Caleb Bennett SG	St. Joseph, MO	Lafayette High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 7, 2016.

Roster

2017–18 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Kahron Ross 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Jonesboro HS Jonesboro, AR G 2 Kyle Leufroy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Benicia HS Prolific Prep Pasadena, CA G 4 Caleb Bennett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Lafayette HS St. Joseph, MO G 5 Lance Tejada 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Blanche Ely HS East Carolina Miramar, FL F 10 Ed Porter 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Eastside HS Hawthorne, FL G 11 Jordan Cohen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Campbell Hall HS Tarzana, CA C 13 James Karnik 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Orangeville Prep Surrey, BC G 20 Marques Wilson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Edmond North HS Edmond, OK F/C 21 Jack Lieb 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Brewster Academy Deerfield, IL F 31 Pat Andree 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Christian Brothers Academy Colts Neck, NJ C 40 Josh Wolf 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Williston Northampton HS Glencoe, IL F 42 Shane Acoveno 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Delaware Valley HS Milford, PA C 55 Caleb Sedore 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Pulaski HS Pulaski, NY	Head coach Brett Reed (Wayne State (MI)) Assistant coach(es) Antoni Wyche (Notre Dame) Harry Morra (DeSales) Noel Hightower (Chestnut Hill) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 14, 2017

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Marist	W 84–76	1–0	McCann Field House (1,387) Poughkeepsie, NY
Nov 14, 2017* 7:00 pm		Monmouth	L 72–80	1–1	Stabler Arena (779) Bethlehem, PA
Nov 17, 2017* 7:00 pm		Siena	W 91–90	2–1	Stabler Arena (767) Bethlehem, PA
Nov 19, 2017* 2:00 pm		Eastern	W 95–70	3–1	Stabler Arena (643) Bethlehem, PA
Nov 22, 2017* 10:00 pm, P12N		at No. 10 USC	L 63–88	3–2	Galen Center (1,387) Los Angeles, CA
Nov 25, 2017* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at Pittsburgh	L 68–80	3–3	Petersen Events Center (3,317) Pittsburgh, PA
Nov 29, 2017* 8:00 pm, NBCSP+		at Princeton	W 85–76	4–3	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,292) Princeton, NJ
Dec 2, 2017* 12:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at No. 18 Virginia	L 54–75	4–4	John Paul Jones Arena (13,594) Charlottesville, VA
Dec 6, 2017* 7:00 pm		Yale	L 77–86	4–5	Stabler Arena (776) Bethlehem, PA
Dec 9, 2017* 2:00 pm		Mount St. Mary's	W 75–60	5–5	Stabler Arena (694) Bethlehem, PA
Dec 21, 2017* 7:00 pm		at Saint Francis (PA)	L 70–84	5–6	DeGol Arena (672) Loretto, PA
Patriot League regular season
Dec 29, 2017 7:00 pm		at Lafayette	W 79–74	6–6 (1–0)	Kirby Sports Center (1,673) Easton, PA
Jan 2, 2018 7:00 pm		at Navy	L 66–78	6–7 (1–1)	Alumni Hall (632) Annapolis, MD
Jan 5, 2018 7:00 pm, SE TV2		Holy Cross	W 83–77	7–7 (2–1)	Stabler Arena (814) Bethlehem, PA
Jan 8, 2018 7:00 pm		at Boston University	L 81–92	7–8 (2–2)	Case Gym (403) Boston, MA
Jan 11, 2018 7:00 pm		at Bucknell	L 65–78	7–9 (2–3)	Sojka Pavilion (2,404) Lewisburg, PA
Jan 14, 2018 2:00 pm, SE TV2		American	W 76–66	8–9 (3–3)	Stabler Arena (1,358) Bethlehem, PA
Jan 17, 2018 7:00 pm		Colgate	L 72–76	8–10 (3–4)	Stabler Arena (1,024) Bethlehem, PA
Jan 20, 2018 2:00 pm		at Army	L 81–93	8–11 (3–5)	Christl Arena (1,514) West Point, NY
Jan 24, 2018 7:00 pm, SE TV2		Loyola (MD)	L 88–91 2OT	8–12 (3–6)	Stabler Arena (758) Bethlehem, PA
Jan 27, 2018 7:00 pm, SE TV2		Navy	L 75–77	8–13 (3–7)	Stabler Arena (1,614) Bethlehem, PA
Jan 29, 2018 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at Holy Cross	W 71–67	9–13 (4–7)	Hart Center (2,052) Worcester, MA
Feb 3, 2018 2:00 pm, SE TV2		Boston University	W 80–75	10–13 (5–7)	Stabler Arena (1,214) Bethlehem, PA
Feb 5, 2018 7:00 pm, CBSSN		Bucknell	W 92–89 OT	11–13 (6–7)	Stabler Arena (1,126) Bethlehem, PA
Feb 10, 2018 2:00 pm, NBCSW		at American	W 80–78	12–13 (7–7)	Bender Arena (705) Washington, D.C.
Feb 14, 2018 7:00 pm		at Colgate	W 88–78	13–13 (8–7)	Cotterell Court (312) Hamilton, NY
Feb 17, 2018 7:00 pm, SE TV2		Army	W 84–53	14–13 (9–7)	Stabler Arena (1,002) Bethlehem, PA
Feb 21, 2018 7:00 pm		at Loyola (MD)	W 80–74	15–13 (10–7)	Reitz Arena (612) Baltimore, MD
Feb 24, 2018 7:30 pm, SE TV2		Lafayette	W 79–64	16–13 (11–7)	Stabler Arena (2,240) Bethlehem, PA
Patriot League tournament
Mar 1, 2018 7:00 pm, Stadium	(4)	(5) Boston University Quarterfinals	L 82–88	16–14	Stabler Arena (1,491) Bethlehem, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.